(1) Appointments of persons to be, and the posting and
promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with
the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State.
(2) A person not already in the service of the Union or of the State shall only be eligible to be appointed
a district judge if he has been for not less than seven years an advocate or a pleader and is recommended
by the High Court for appointment.